Man due in Court over Alleged Assault on Roderic O’Gorman November 4, 2024 Admin Irish News, Politics </p> <h2>Man due in court over alleged assault on Roderic O’Gorman </h2> <p> A man is due to appear in court this morning after an alleged assault on Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman.</p> <p>Pat Kenny is joined by Fionnan Sheehan (Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent) to discuss the incident.</p> <p>It happened while Minister O’Gorman was out canvassing in the Blanchardstown area of west Dublin on Saturday.</p> <p>Yesterday, Gardaí said they had arrested a man in his 30s “following the alleged assault of an elected representative canvassing in his local community”.</p> <p>In a post online, Tánaiste Micheál Martin said the incident was “deeply concerning”.</p> <p>“Ireland prides itself on its engagement between the people and its enacted representatives,” he wrote.</p> <p>“There should be no violence, or fear of violence, when engaging in the democratic process.”</p> <p>The man is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court this morning at 10:30am.</p> <p>#ireland #news #newstalk</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here --
